Welcome to Cool Dads™, a series in which our resident cool dad, Nick Grant, helps us all get dressed.

It’s fuckin’ hot out there, folks. I’m talking melt-your-face-off-but-not-in-the-cool-drugs-way hot. So the only time it’s OK to be outside is in the wee hours of the morning at the Farmer’s Market, or for a total of one (1) hour at the pool during the day, or late at night as the kids run around outside until they pass out in the grass and you sit there drinking a White Claw. But glass half full, a bright, blistering hot sun also translates to a bright, blistering hot outfit, am I right?

The only shoes you should be concerning yourself with are ones you can easily get on and off, but are nowhere in the category of thong sandals. A highly visible pair of shorts and complementary top should be worn with at least the top three buttons undone, but feel free to wear it wide open and no one will question you. And of course, a cap is necessary to prevent sunburn on the top of your nose and your balding head if you want to avoid looking like the Old version of you on the Face App by fall. But whatever you do, keep that mothafuckin’ thang on you in a tote at all times. And by “that mothafuckin’ thang,” I mean a six-pack of the mango flavored White Claw.

My White Claw Summer picks:

Camiel Fortgens Handwritten Sport Cap





Noah Corduroy Drawstring Shorts





Bode Kolkata Patchwork Shirt



Comme des Garçons Shirt Woven Tote Bag



Universal Works x Birkenstock Boston Clogs